Everything You Need To Know About Blake Lively

Here Are 20 Reasons We Love Blake Lively

Blake Lively became famous for her role in Gossip Girl, in which she plays an incredibly privileged denizen of the Upper East Side. In real life, too, she is a wealthy (non-native) New Yorker who is hounded by bloggers and paparazzi. The only difference between her and her character is that she's now married to Ryan Reynolds. But all irony aside, she is a gorgeous, talented girl and has continued to show her skill beyond Gossip Girl with roles in Oliver Stone's Savages and The Town.

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Some girls grow up dreaming of a career in Hollywood. Others, like Blake Lively, have to be dragged into it by their brothers. Blake’s parents were both talent agents in L.A., so she had nothing but open doors. Still, she resisted Tinseltown’s siren call. So, brother Eric went behind her back and secretly signer her up with his agent.

Unbeknownst to Blake, her career path had been laid out for her. When it came time to prove herself at auditions, the pretty and leggy blonde had a radiance about her that blew every other girl that showed up into a pile of discarded headshots. And anyone lucky enough to see her waltzing around NYC will notice she isn’t afraid to flaunt her beauty with her dizzying wardrobe of tight, revealing clothing that gives New Yorkers and tourists a reason to wear "I heart New York" T-shirts.

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Now, we know The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants might sound like an all-female adult film, but it is actually one of the most successful tween movies in history. Blake Lively was one of the stars of that $42 million blockbuster at the tender age of 18. Since then, she’s landed a gig on one of TV’s hottest shows (the aforementioned Gossip Girl), appeared on the covers of Nylon and Teen Vogue and was named one of the top 35 most stylish women to look out for by Glamour UK.

The adverbly-monikered chick has an undeniable screen presence that has her poised for stardom. In 2010, Lively starred opposite Mad Men’s Jon Hamm in the Ben Affleck-directed movie The Town, and in 2011 she ranked No. 1 on our Top 99 Most Desirable Women list. You’ll understand why she made the cut with these 20 facts about the actress:

1. She married the man of her dreams

And, he's a lucky man. Lively and Reynolds met in early 2010, while filming Green Lantern. The couple tied the knot 2012 after buying a home together in Bedford, New York.

5. The Shallows bikini bod

Lively shot The Shallows eight months after giving birth to her first daughter, and she looked incredible. The actress got in shape for the role by combining exercise and diet, and giving up soy and gluten.

6. Romance

Lively had a three-year love affair with her Gossip Girl costar Penn Badgley. The two kept their relationship under wraps until 2008 and eventually broke it off in 2010. She also dated Leonardo DiCaprio for five months.

7. She worships Martha Stewart

Lively baked a cake with her idol in 2008, for an episode of The Martha Stewart Show. Lively even reached out to Stewart to help out with her wedding to Reynolds.

8. She posed nude?

On June 1, 2011, a series of nude photos of a woman resembling Blake Lively took the internet by strom. Sites including Perez Hilton and Zap2it.com hosted the photos. But before we could get too excited, Lively's rep said the photos were 100% fake and threatened legal action against any media outlet that published the pictures with the implication that they were actually her.

9. She was one of many victims

Some media outlets suggested that Lively was the latest victim of a ring of hackers that were being investigated by the FBI. The FBI had supposedly met with another victim of the hacking ring, Vanessa Hudgens, in order to investigate over 50 other celebrities targeted by the ring, including Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and Miley Cyrus.

10. She’s a high achiever

While enrolled at Burbank High School, Lively was president of her senior class, a cheerleader and a member of the championship choir. She had her mind set on attending Stanford University before an acting career was even on the radar.